UK: Trade Chiefs Backed In "Dangerous" Footwear Fight

Trade officials in the UK were right to start legal proceedings against a footwear company allegedly caught distributing dangerous platform shoes, the European Commission said on Thursday.

The Brussels-based organisation said the Department of Trade & Industry was justified in taking legal action against Discount Shoe Zone over the slip-on shoes which have screws in the sole that can pull-out and injure the wearer.

It added that the shoes in question "represented a danger to the health of consumers under normal conditions of use" but warned they could end up in other European markets.